Virginia hic Exam Questions with correct Answers

Virginia hic Exam Questions
with correct Answers
The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood
studs is? - ANSWER✅✅ - 1 1/4


What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? - ANSWER✅✅
- Acrylic


What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? -
ANSWER✅✅ - 5,400 pounds


What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? -
ANSWER✅✅ - 25


The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of
worker? - ANSWER✅✅ - 25 ft


What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? - ANSWER✅✅ - 34
inches


What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from
the top of a masonry partition wall? - ANSWER✅✅ - No more than 16 inches on
center

, A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? -
ANSWER✅✅ - 30 inches


The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet -
ANSWER✅✅ - 2 or 3 time the slab thickness in inches


What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? - ANSWER✅✅ - 1
inch


What direction does heat flow? - ANSWER✅✅ - Hot to cold


What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building? - ANSWER✅✅ - 3 feet


Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? - ANSWER✅✅ -
Middle 1/3


For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout between
masonry units and reinforcements? - ANSWER✅✅ - 1/4 inch


What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor
space? - ANSWER✅✅ - 1/4 inch


Notches shall not exceed? - ANSWER✅✅ - 1/6 the depth of the member


Notches shall not be longer than? - ANSWER✅✅ - 1/3 depth of the member